David (Qiang) Wang's Publication List
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Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals
34. "On the Comparisons Between Dissipative Particle Dynamics Simulations and Self-Consistent Field Calculations of Diblock Copolymer Microphase Separation"
P. Sandhu, J. Zong, D. Yang, and Q. Wang 		  J. Chem. Phys. 138, 194904 (2013)
33. "Fast Off-Lattice Monte Carlo Simulations of Soft-Core Spherocylinders: Isotropic-Nematic Transition and Comparisons with Virial Expansion"
J. Zong, X. Zhang, and Q. Wang 		  J. Chem. Phys. 137, 134904 (2012)
32. "Quantitative Study of Fluctuation Effects by Fast Lattice Monte Carlo Simulations. III. Homopolymer Brushes in an Explicit Solvent"
P. Zhang, B. Li, and Q. Wang 		  Macromolecules 45 (5), 2537-2550 (2012)
31. "Stimuli-Response of Charged Diblock Copolymer Brushes"
D. Meng and Q. Wang 		  J. Chem. Phys. 135, 224904 (2011)
30. "Charge Inversion by Flexible Polyelectrolytes on Spherical Surfaces: Numerical Self-Consistent Field Calculations under the Ground-State Dominance Approximation"
Z. Wang, B. Li, D. Ding, and Q. Wang 		  Macromolecules 44 (21), 8607-8613 (2011)
29. "Quantitative Study of Fluctuation Effects by Fast Lattice Monte Carlo Simulations. 2. Homopolymer Brushes in an Implicit, Good Solvent"
P. Zhang, B. Li, and Q. Wang 		  Macromolecules 44 (19), 7837-7852 (2011)
28. "Quantitative Study of Fluctuation Effects by Fast Lattice Monte Carlo Simulations. I. Compressible Homopolymer Melts"
P. Zhang, X. Zhang, B. Li, and Q. Wang 		  Soft Matter 7 (9), 4461-4471 (2011)
27. "Theory and Simulation of Self-Assembly of Rod-Coil Block Copolymer Melts: Recent Progress"
Q. Wang 		  Soft Matter 7 (8), 3711-3716 (2011)
26. "Self-Assembled Microstructures of Confined Rod-Coil Diblock Copolymers by Self-Consistent Field Theory"
G. Yang, P. Tang, Y. Yang, and Q. Wang 		  J. Phys. Chem. B 114 (46), 14897-14906 (2010)
25. "Complex Morphologies in Thin Films of Symmetric Diblock Copolymers as Stable and Unstable Phases"
D. Meng and Q. Wang 		  Soft Matter 6 (23), 5891-5906 (2010)
[Inside Front Cover (PDF 190kB)]  [Supplementary Info (PDF 343kB)]
24. "Bending of Lamellar Microdomains of Block Copolymers on Nonselective Surfaces"
S.-M. Park, D. Meng, C. T. Rettner, D. S. Dandy, Q. Wang, and H.-C. Kim 		  Macromolecules 43 (3), 1665-1670 (2010)
23. "On the Anisotropy of Lattice Polymers"
Q. Wang 		  J. Chem. Phys. 131, 234903 (2009)
22. "Internal Structure of Ultrathin Diblock Copolymer Brushes"
B. Akgun, G. Ugur, W. J. Brittain, C. F. Majkrzak, X. Li, J. Wang, H. Li, D. T. Wu, Q. Wang, and M. D. Foster 		  Macromolecules 42 (21), 8411-8422 (2009)
21. "Studying Soft Matter with 'Soft' Potentials: Fast Lattice Monte Carlo Simulations and Corresponding Lattice Self-Consistent Field Calculations"
Q. Wang 		  Soft Matter 5 (22), 4564-4567 (2009);
6 (24), 6206-6207 (2010)  [Correction (PDF 85kB)]
20. "Solvent-Response of Diblock Copolymer Brushes"
D. Meng and Q. Wang 		  J. Chem. Phys. 130, 134904 (2009)
19. "Fast Off-Lattice Monte Carlo Simulations with 'Soft' Repulsive Potentials"
Q. Wang and Y. Yin 		  J. Chem. Phys. 130, 104903 (2009)
18. "Internal Structure and Charge Compensation of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers: A Numerical Study"
Q. Wang 		  Soft Matter 5 (2), 413-424 (2009)
17. "Effects of Interaction Range and Compressibility on the Microphase Separation of Diblock Copolymers: Mean-Field Analysis"
Q. Wang 		  J. Chem. Phys. 129, 054904 (2008)
16. "Novel Complex Nanostructure from Directed Assembly of Block Copolymers on Incommensurate Surface Patterns"
S. O. Kim, B. H. Kim, D. Meng, D. O. Shin, C. M. Koo, H. H. Solak, and Q. Wang 		  Adv. Mater. 19 (20), 3271-3275 (2007);
[Frontispiece (PDF 794kB)]
20 (5), 866 (2008)  [Correction (PDF 143kB)]
15. "Hard-Surface Effects in Polymer Self-Consistent Field Calculations"
D. Meng and Q. Wang 		  J. Chem. Phys. 126, 234902 (2007)
14. "Symmetric Diblock Copolymers in Nanopores: Monte Carlo Simulations and Strong-Stretching Theory"
Q. Wang 		  J. Chem. Phys. 126, 024903 (2007)
13. "Cloud Droplet Activation of Polymerized Organic Aerosol"
M. D. Petters, S. M. Kreidenweis, J. R. Snider, K. A. Koehler, Q. Wang, A. J. Prenni, and P. J. Demott 		  Tellus B 58 (3), 196-205 (2006)
12. "Modelling Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Flexible Polyelectrolytes"
Q. Wang 		  J. Phys. Chem. B 110 (12), 5825-5828 (2006)
11. "Charge Inversion by Flexible Polyelectrolytes on Flat Surfaces from Self-Consistent Field Calculations"
Q. Wang 		  Macromolecules 38 (21), 8911-8922 (2005)
10. "Morphology of Symmetric Diblock Copolymers Confined Between Two Stripe-Patterned Surfaces -- Tilted Lamellae and More"
Q. Wang 		  Macromol. Theory Simul. 14 (2), 96-108 (2005)
[Cover Picture (PDF 30kB)]
9. "Self-Consistent Field Theory of Polyelectrolyte Systems"
Q. Wang, T. Taniguchi, and G. H. Fredrickson 		  J. Phys. Chem. B 108 (21), 6733-6744 (2004);
109 (19), 9855-9856 (2005)  [Correction (PDF 93kB)]
8. "Behavior of Single Nano-Particle / Homopolymer Chain in Ordered Structures of Diblock Copolymers"
Q. Wang, P. F. Nealey, and J. J. de Pablo 		  J. Chem. Phys. 118 (24), 11278-11285 (2003)
7. "Simulations of the Morphology of Cylinder-Forming Asymmetric Diblock Copolymer Thin Films on Nano-Patterned Substrates"
Q. Wang, P. F. Nealey, and J. J. de Pablo 		  Macromolecules 36 (5), 1731-1740 (2003)
6. "Lamellar Structures of Symmetric Diblock Copolymers -- Comparisons Between Lattice Monte Carlo Simulations and Self-Consistent Mean-Field Calculations"
Q. Wang, P. F. Nealey, and J. J. de Pablo 		  Macromolecules 35 (25), 9563-9573 (2002)
5. "Monte Carlo Simulations of Asymmetric Diblock Copolymer Thin Films Confined Between Two Homogeneous Surfaces"
Q. Wang, P. F. Nealey, and J. J. de Pablo 		  Macromolecules 34 (10), 3458-3470 (2001)
4. "Combining Advanced Lithographic Techniques and Self-Assembly of Thin Films of Diblock Copolymers to Produce Templates for Nanofabrication"
R. D. Peters, X. M. Yang, Q. Wang, J. J. de Pablo, and P. F. Nealey 		  J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 18 (6), 3530-3534 (2000)
3. "Symmetric Diblock Copolymer Thin Films Confined Between Homogeneous and Patterned Surfaces: Simulations and Theory"
Q. Wang, S. K. Nath, M. D. Graham, P. F. Nealey, and J. J. de Pablo 		  J. Chem. Phys. 112 (22), 9996-10010 (2000)
2. "Monte Carlo Simulations of Diblock Copolymer Thin Films Confined Between Chemically Heterogeneous Hard Surfaces"
Q. Wang, Q. Yan, P. F. Nealey, and J. J. de Pablo 		  Macromolecules 33 (12), 4512-4525 (2000)
1. "Monte Carlo Simulations of Diblock Copolymer Thin Films Confined Between Two Homogeneous Surfaces"
Q. Wang, Q. Yan, P. F. Nealey, and J. J. de Pablo 		  J. Chem. Phys. 112 (1), 450-464 (2000)

Book Chapters
  Q. Wang, "Monte Carlo Simulations of Nano-Confined Block Copolymers", Chap. 16 in Nanostructured Soft Matter: Experiment, Theory, Simulation and Perspectives, 495-527, ed. A. V. Zvelindovsky, Springer, 2007  [Full Text (PDF 1797kB)]

Patents
  US Patent 6,746,825: "Guided Self-Assembly of Block Copolymer Films on Interferometrically Nanopatterned Substrates"
with P. F. Nealey, J. J. de Pablo, F. Cerrina, H. H. Solak, X. M. Yang, and R. D. Peters

Invited Talks, Seminars, and Lectures
26. "Fluctuations/Correlations in Diblock Copolymer Melts: Simulations and Theories", Seminar
Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany 		  April 17, 2013
25. "Fast Monte Carlo Simulations: Combining Particles with Fields", Invited Talk
American Chemical Society 244th National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA 		  August 23, 2012
24. "Fast Monte Carlo Simulations: Combining and Comparing Particles with Fields", Invited Talk
Workshop on Bridging Scales in Computational Polymer Chemistry, Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, RI 		  August 9, 2012
23. "Quantifying Fluctuation/Correlation Effects in Inhomogeneous Polymers by Fast Monte Carlo Simulations", Invited Talk
International Conference on the Hierarchical Structures in Complex Fluids, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics in China, Beijing, China 		  July 5, 2011
22. "Fast Monte Carlo Simulations of Soft Materials with Soft Potentials", Seminar
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California - Riverside, Riverside, CA 		  May 20, 2011
21. "Studying Polymers with Fields", Seminar
Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 		  September 28, 2010
20. "Informal Tutorial on SCFT", Lecture (with Prof. Carlos Garcia-Cervera)
Workshop on Poly and Polymer Electrolytes for Energy Conversion: Ab Initio, Molecular, and Continuum Models, Lorentz Center, Leiden University, The Netherlands 		  August 24, 2010
19. "Numerical Modeling of Polyelectrolyte Adsorption and Layer-by-Layer Assembly", Invited Talk
Workshop on Poly and Polymer Electrolytes for Energy Conversion: Ab Initio, Molecular, and Continuum Models, Lorentz Center, Leiden University, The Netherlands 		  August 24, 2010
18. "Some Applications of SCFT and Its Quantitative Test by Fast Lattice Monte Carlo Simulation", Invited Talk
Workshop on Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers: Theoretical Models and Mathematical Challenges, The Banff International Research Station, Banff, Canada 		  May 28, 2010
17. "Diblock Copolymers under Nanoconfinement", Keynote Address
American Chemical Society 238th National Meeting, Washington, DC 		  August 19, 2009
16. "Studying Polymers with Fields and Particles", Seminar
Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 		  July 1, 2009
15. "Studying Polymers with Fields", Seminar
Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 		  February 9, 2009
14. "Polymer Brushes as 'Smart' Surfaces", Seminar
Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China 		  January 8, 2009
13. "Structure and Response of 'Smart' Polymer Brushes", Invited Talk
American Chemical Society 236th National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA 		  August 18, 2008
12. "Some Mathematical/Numerical Problems in the Study of Inhomogeneous Polymers", Seminar
Department of Mathematics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 		  April 24, 2008
11. "Studying Polymeric Materials at Nano- to Meso-Scales with Coarse-Grained Models", Invited Talk
JNC/CSU Joint Workshop on Materials Initiatives, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 		  April 2, 2008
10. "Symmetric Diblock Copolymers under Nano-Confinement", Seminar
Institute of Polymer Science, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China 		  December 21, 2007
9. "Internal Structure and Charge Compensation of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers", Seminar
Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China 		  December 13, 2007
8. "Symmetric Diblock Copolymers under Nano-Confinement", Invited Talk
Workshop on Structure Formation and Evolution in Soft Matter/Complex Fluid Systems, Beijing International Center for Mathematical Research, Beijing, P. R. China 		  December 4, 2007
7. "Symmetric Diblock Copolymers under Nano-Confinement", Invited Talk
Polymers Symposium at 2007 Joint ACS/AIChE Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting, Denver, CO 		  August 30, 2007
6. "Symmetric Diblock Copolymers under Nano-Confinement", Seminar
Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China 		  June 25, 2007
5. "Symmetric Diblock Copolymers under Nano-Confinement", Seminar
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China 		  June 22, 2007
4. "Symmetric Diblock Copolymers under Nano-Confinement", Seminar
College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China 		  June 15, 2007
3. "Understanding Monte Carlo Simulations", Lecture Series
College of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China 		  June 4~15, 2007
2. "Internal Structure and Charge Compensation of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers", Seminar
Chemical Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 		  February 2, 2007
1. "Charge Inversion and Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Flexible Polyelectrolytes on Flat Surfaces", Seminar
Department of Chemical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 		  April 22, 2005

Plus ~110 Presentations & Posters at Professional Conferences